With UTEP set to offer in-person classes this fall,  faculty and students predict how in-person classes may impact student enrollment and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.     According to the Division of Students Affairs at UTEP,...

UTEP’s Student Organization Advancement Program hosted a virtual discussion on how to make the transition back to campus safer on April 15.  Transitioning back to campus was a discussion led by Adriana Villegas, student organization intern...

Graduating UTEP students will be able to invite eight guests to attend their graduation ceremony this year, according to an email sent out by President Heather Wilson on April 22. “Our 2020 and Spring 2021 graduates have worked hard to earn their...

A GoFundMe account has been set up to help former UTEP men’s basketball player, Daryl Edwards Jr., after he was involved in a car accident that killed one person and left him and three others severely injured.   At around 2 a.m.,...

UTEP faculty members discussed their own experiences with Asian hate in the borderland amid the aftermath of the Atlanta, Georgia shooting, resulting in the death of eight victims.  The shooting, which occurred on March 16, raised concerns...

As UTEP prepares to begin welcoming students back to in-person learning, the university's vaccination clinic opened itself to a greater portion of the students and faculty population administering, 12,225 doses as of March 25.    After priority...

UTEP’s Student Engagement and Leadership Center (SELC) hosted Mental Health Awareness on April 14, an event focused on providing tips and activities for students or faculty struggling with mental health.   The discussion is SELC’s last Spring presentation...

UTEP Student Government Association (SGA) held its first meeting with Texas Legislators to discuss the Texas Legislative Session on April 14.  The panel hosted Texas Senate Representative, César Blanco, and Texas House Speaker Pro Tempore Joe...

With New Mexico and Mexico set to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, UTEP staff and students discuss the effects it may pose on El Paso residents living in the middle of the two locations.   New Mexico is the 16th state in the United States...

The UTEP Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a Facebook livestream on Tuesday, April 6, as part of their 2021 General Election Executive Candidates Town Hall. A panel of three undergraduate candidates, each with uncontested positions, answered...

As part of UTEP’s annual Bhutan Days celebration, the Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens welcomed the public for an in-person tour of the Lhakhang Cultural Center on Wednesday, April 7.   “This is just a symbol of our heritage, of...

UTEP’s Student Engagement and Leadership Center (SELC) hosted its first Orange and Brew Coffee Tour of the semester April 7 at the bookstore.   After a year of conducting the event online, Orange and Brew invited students and staff back on campus...